and failed to make a comeback. Schoppmann felt that this was a way to make it back into music. After successfully auditioning in front of the judges, she had to compete in a sing-off, in which she won a spot in the semi-finals. The singer and pianist Jean-Michel Aweh won this season and €100,000. Winner: Jean-Michel Aweh (Singer and pianist) Runner-up: Christian Bakotessa (Singer) 3rd: Dan Sperry (Magician) 4th: Jacko (Singing parrot) 5th: Laura Pinski (Singer) 6th. Juliette Schoppmann (Singer) 7th: Emil Kusmirek (Dancer) 8th: TaBeA (Gymnastic dance group) 9th: Hammou Bensalah (Bubble act) 10th: Deidra Jones (Singer) Season 7 (2013) The seventh season premiered on 28 September 2013 on RTL and ended on 14 December 2013. It was the first season with four judges. The model Lena Gercke and fashion designer Guido Maria Kretschmer joined Dieter Bohlen and Bruce Darnell as judges and the host Daniel Hartwich returned for this season. Lukas Pratschker and his dog Falco won this season. It was the first time that the winner won a performance in Las Vegas in addition to the €100,000. It was the same for the next three seasons. Winner: Lukas Pratschker & Falco (Dog act) Runner-up Torsten Ritter (Devil stick juggler) 3rd: Viviana Grisafi (Singer) 4th: Sophie Schwerthöffer (Opera singer) 5th: La Vision (Acrobat duo) 6th: Christian Jährig (Schlager singer) 7th: Fortunato Lacovara (Singer) 8th: Heidi Schimczek (Schlager singer) 9th: Fantastic 5 (Interaction project dance group) 10th: Patrick Feldmann (Breakdancer) Season 8 (2014) The eighth season premiered on 27 September 2014 on RTL and ended on 20 December 2014. All of the four judges and the host returned for this season. Drag singer Marcel Kaupp won this season. It was the first season, since 2008, without semi-finals. Winner: Marcel Kaupp (Drag singer) Runner-up: Andreas Hruska (Singer) 3rd: Die Filieri-Brüder (Singing duo) 4th: Tumar KR (Popping group) 5th: You and Me (Acrobat duo) 6th: Light Balance (Light dance group) 7th: Show-Projekt (Gymnastic group) 8th: Emin Abdullaev (Contortionist) 9th: Patrick Müller-Klug (Singer) 10th: Laurent Kramer (Comic singer and guitarist) 11th: Stay KingPin (Band) 12th: Christian Farla (Magician) Season 9 (2015) After two seasons, it was announced that the judges will be only three again. The judges were Dieter Bohlen, Inka Bause and Bruce Darnell. Daniel Hartwich returned as host. The ninth season premiered on 19 September 2015 on RTL and ended on 12 December 2015. The singer Jay Oh, who was